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Biology, data science and the making of precision education

Generating insights into the ways biological and data sciences are becoming new sources of knowledge in technological societies.

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Centre for Early Mathematics Learning

Exploring the cognitive, emotional, social, and environmental factors influencing the development of children’s maths skills.

Practitioner networks and digital inclusion for higher education in sub-Saharan Africa

Creating practitioner networks and digital capacity building for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Data Education in Schools

Developing data literacy and data citizenship skills to learners ages 3-18 years old

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Annual report 2024

Find out about our research community, projects, publications and work with the Edinburgh Futures Institute in 2023-2024

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MSc Digital Education

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How technology, culture, learning and policy intersect within research and practice in digital education.

Events

Joshua Travis Brown: Competition, Innovation and the collapse of American higher education

27 Oct 2025

Seminar

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Considering marketisation and the new political economy of higher education.

Lindsay Weinberg and Anish Vanaik: Invited Eye – Astroveillance and the Digital Complaint

5 Nov 2025

Seminar

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Presenting research on new forms of surveillance within education in the US.

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News

9 Oct 2025	AI in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary and Secondary Teachers	A successful event held by Data Education in Schools and partners on responsible AI literacy in the Scottish school curriculum.
1 Oct 2025	Data Education in Schools: a Partnerships Impact Story	Data Education in Schools features as a Story of Impact the recent University of Edinburgh's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) publication.
23 Sep 2025	CFP: Critical Studies Perspectives on AI’s Impact in Education	Papers are invited for the for the special issue of Information and Learning Sciences "Critical Studies Perspectives on AI’s Impact in Education". Submissions open on the 15th October 2025, with a deadline on the 15th February 2026.
16 Sep 2025	Dr Janja Komljenovic at the WORK2025 Conference	Read about colleague Janja Komljenovic's participation as a keynote speaker at the WORK2025 Conference "Work in the era of unruly AI”.
5 Aug 2025	Recording available: Whispering to the Machine	We are happy to announce the release of the recording of the seminar "Whispering to the Machine: Pedagogical Experiments in the Age of ChatGPT" with Dr Simone Smala.
5 Aug 2025	James Lamb at the 2025 SEB Annual Conference	Dr James Lamb attends the 2025 annual conference of The Society for Experimental Biology to discuss hybrid teaching, postdigital learning spaces and the value of being inspired by choreography and improvisation.

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The Centre for Research in Digital Education is based in the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and conducts research, knowledge exchange and consultancy in key areas including digital education pedagogy and policy, open education, children and technology, learning analytics and museum learning.

Engagement

We work with many partner universities as well as policymakers, the cultural heritage sector, schools and other public and private sector organisations. Our partners value us for our critical approach to learning, teaching and technology in formal and informal education, and for the ways in which we combine our research with world-leading practice in digital education.

Research across the Centre